Doing Business in China
Notes, thoughts, and journal entries from my trip to China (Beijing and Shanghai) in January 2007 with the Tepper School of Business as part of their “Doing Business in China” Program.
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Great article on techcrunch about a Beijing tech conference; was in town a month ago, too bad I missed it, would have been great to attend: After exploring the mobile and Internet landscapes in Shanghai and Beijing, the GeeksOnAPlane (GOAP) group (30+ techies mostly from the Silicon Valley) continued their Asian field trip to Korea…
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I traveled to Beijing to meet truckers and brokers first-hand while performing market research with Xin Tian You (XTY). Xin Tian You (XTY) was founded by industry veterans with the vision to transform the Chinese transportation industry. China has 26M truckers, approximately 12M trucks (85% individually owned/operated), and hundreds of thousands of information brokers. Shipping…
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So we spent the last week of the Doing Business in China program in Shanghai. This cool, modern city reminded me of New York with its many sky scrapers, incredible energy, and public transport system. Actually, it has more skyscrapers than New York, its packed with street vendors and entrepreneurs selling their wares, and the…
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So we are in Shanghai now for the second week of the “Doing Business in China” Program, a student-organized program organized by Tepper (CMU) Business School students. This two-week program includes lecture/seminars by Chinese professors and leading business people in the mornings, followed by company visits and presentations in the afternoon. During our free time…
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We had the day off today and visited the Great Wall of China before leaving for Shanghai on an overnight train. It was a beautiful, clear day but it was extremely cold day. The day’s high temperature reached a cold 27 degrees F with strong wind gusts. The Great Wall stretched out to the horizon…
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Today after our lecture we walked to the Forbidden City. The city was shrowded in mist, at least that’s what I told myself. I am pretty sure it was a thick layer of smog. The sun was barely visible, only appearing in the sky as a dim orange disc hanging above us. It barely warmed…
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Just a quick note about China. The smog is pretty bad here. Plus, I found it amazing/cool to see people use bamboo for scaffolding! Anyway, just a random, “I can’t believe it” type of post. Yes, it is actually daytime in this photo overlooking the Summer Palace (shot from the frozen lake). The sun is…
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Beijing’s Summer Palace was amazing. A must-see if you are in Beijing. We visited the summer palace after attending morning class at Peking University. It’s winter time in Beijing. In other words, it’s freezing!!! The lake at the Summer Palace was frozen solid. Well, it was frozen enough for people (including myself) to venture out…
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So here we are in China!!! I guess it’s finally beginning to hit me: I’m in China! I am beginning to get over the initial shock: It still seems like NYC Chinatown or Flushing, Queens, to me 😉 On New Years Eve we woke up late, had lunch, and visited the Shanghai Museum. I thought…
David Mantilla 